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A vocab and topic review for ecology. #biology #ecology #highschool
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Earth's atmosphere is 20.9% Oxygen.Which process provides most of the oxygen in the atmosphere?
cellular respiration
glycolysis
osmosis
photosynthesis
2
This cycle links animals and plants together through respiration and photosynthesis.
Carbon cycle
Water cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Phosphorus cycle
3
An area that has many different living things in an area has a great amount of this.
Habitat loss
Development
Biodiversity
Ecosystem services
4
Which of the following biogeochemical cycle was modeled with our 3-tiered fish tanks?
oxygen cycle
phosphorous cycle
Carbon cycle
nitrogen cycle
5
A butterfly pollinating a flower is an example of this interaction.
Parasitism
Predation
Mutualism
Commensalism
6
Sunlight, temperature, pH, soil quality, water.
Ecosystem services
Biotic factors
Impervious surfaces
Abiotic factors
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The role of an organism in an ecosystem; a fungus decomposes dead organisms.
Niche
Community
Habitat
Biome
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This occurs when an area is developed.
Wetlands restoration
Biological augmentation
Habitat loss
Bioremediation
9
Which of the following organisms cannot "fix" carbon from the atmosphere to glucose?
grass
mushrooms
oak trees
green algae
10
Something that only eats other consumers (no matter what level) is this type of eater.
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Vegetarian
11
What is meant by "carrying capacity"?
the maximum number of individuals an environment can support
how much food an animal can carry
amounts of births and deaths of a population
the minimum number of individuals an environment can support
12
Which of the following processes removes carbon from the atmosphere?
photosynthesis
combustion
decomposition
respiration
13
Where does most of the phosphorous cycle take place?
in the atmosphere
at and below ground level
on fungi and plant roots
close to grasslands
14
Which of the following is one way that energy flows in an ecosystem?
from herbivore to carnivore
from herbivore to herbivore
from producer to producer
from carnivore to producer
15
An interaction in which one organism benefits and when one is harmed.
Symbiosis
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualsim
16
What type of succcession would most likely happen after a forest fire?
tertiary
climax
primary
secondary
17
Nonpoint source pollution from fertilizers causes an unnatural balance in these two cycles.
Carboon and water
Nitrogen and phosphorus
Nitrogen and carbon
Phosphorus and carbon
18
As energy moves up a trophic level in a food web or chain, this much energy is lost.
50%
10%
100%
90%
19
Bacteria make this cycle possible by fixing the element into usable forms.
Water cycle
Carbon cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Phosphorus cycle
20
What is true about the logistic growth model?
S-shaped curve and competition
J-shaped curve
S-shaped curve
J-shaped curve and competition
21
The place an organisms lives; a squirrel lives in a hole in a tree.
Community
Habitat
Biome
Niche
22
Which is mainly cycled through the process of photosynthesis and cellular resrpiration?
carbon and oxygen
carbon and sulfur
nitrogen and oxygen
nitrogen and air
23
Which changes needs to occur in an area so that organisms can return after a volcanic eruption?
increase in sunlight
increase in oxygen
increase in temperature
increase in soil nutrients
24
The parts of sustainability includes which of the following?
Healthy environment
Human culture
Thriving economy
All of these
25
A group of zebras living around a water hole in Africa.
Community
Population
Organism
Ecosystem
26
This includes all living populations in an area, but not abiotic factors.
Community
Organism
Ecosystem
Population
27
Predators, prey, and disease are examples of these.
Biotic factors
Symbiosis
Mutualism
Abiotic factors
28
Without these, there would be no stored chemical energy on earth.
Consumers
Omnivores
Producers
Little Cesar's
29
Which is an not advantageous adaptation of an owl?
bones that are white due to calcium
sharp talons for grabbing prey
fringed feather to muffle the sound of flying
large eyes on the front of face for great depth perception
30
Volcanic eruptions and _____________ add huge amounts of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
burning forest
erosion of igneous rocks
forming fossil fuel
evaporation of puddle
31
This is the only cycle that does not have an atmospheric component.
Water cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Carbon cycle
Phosphorus cycle
32
Organisms that produce their own energy using the sun.
Heterotrophs/producers
Autotrophs/consumers
Heterotrophs/consumers
Autotrophs/producers
33
The study of organisms and the interactions between their living and nonliving environment.
Botany
Biology
Anatomy & Physiology
Ecology
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A tropical rainforest that includes the animals, plants, as well as moisture is an example of..
Ecosystem
Population
Organism
Community
